TELEGRAMS.

Globe, Volume I, Issue 28, 2 July 1874, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(Per Anglo-Australian Press Telegraph Agency.) New Plymouth, July 1. The mountain road is now open through ; bridges and culverts arc only required to complete it. Te Weterc has written to Messrs Webster Bros, not to take a steamer into Mokau. He says it is a bad year. Mr Barton, immigation agent, left en route for England yesterday. Wellington, July l. The City of Adelaide left at two p.m. for Lyttelton, and ought; to arrive there tomorrow morning, and reach Port Chalmers on B'riday morning. She will leave Port Chalmers on her return voyage, carrying the outward San Francisco mails, on Friday, reaching Lyttelton ou Saturday morning, and without delay will sail for Wellington, where she should arrive early on Suuday. She will proceed to Napier without delay, arriving there on Monday, and at once leave for Auckland, which should be reached on Wednesday, the Bth. The City of Adelaide will leave Auckland for Kandavau late ou the eighth with the San Francisco mails, and will be thus two days late. She is expected to connect at Kandavau with the McGregor, which it is believed will proceed through to San Francisco. DUNBDIN, July 1. The 12,000 shares applied for in the new Colonial Bank up to June 20th makes the total over one hundred thousand applied for in Utago alone. Port Chalmers, July I. Sa : led: Omeo, at 4.20, for Lyttelton; Scimitar, ship, for London. The Wild Dai.'.v sails to-morrow. Arrived : Star of the South, from Lyttelton, at 4 p.m. THIS DA TS TELEGRAMS. Napier, July 1. The Provincial Council is expected to close to-morrow or next day. Estimates have been passed, appropriating over £BO,OOO for the current financial year.

Yesterday afternoon, at the invitation of Messrs Brogdeu, the contractors, there was a railway excursion of the members of the Council and friends, to Waitaugi and back. About 150 persons, a large proportion of them being ladies, availed themselves of the opportunity of travelling by rail for the first time in the province. A champagne luncheon was provided. Mr Dunbar, in proposing the health of the Superintendent, who was unavoidably absent, referred to the great services his Honor had rendered to the province and colony, in connection with public works. Wellington, July 2.

The customs duties collected in port Wellington, for June, 1871. amounted to £9092; do. June 1873, £7401. The stocks in bond on June 30th, show an increase in the month of 50 quarter-casks, 500 cases brandy, 500 cases Geueva, although the clearances have been large. The exports for the quarter ending June 1874, amount to £76,495 ; do. for the corresponding quarter of 187 H, amounted to £88,67(5, the difference being in flax, which was valued in 1873 at £14,824, and 1874, at £549. The export of this article in 1873, was| exceptionally large. Striking it out, both returns in the table show an increase in the export of ordinary articles. The bank returns for the quarter will show an increase of about two millions out on loan upon the amount out in June 1873.